The Obama administration’s Interior Department issued its final five-year offshore oil and gas drilling plan on Friday, which reneges on a previous proposal by excluding drilling in the Arctic seas off of Alaska’s coast.
“Given the unique and challenging Arctic environment and industry’s declining interest in the area, foregoing lease sales in the Arctic is the right path forward,” said Interior Secretary Sally Jewell.
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